Pat Connolly's contribution to folk and
traditional music was a truly outstanding one, his association with the
performing arts stretching back to the 1960's. Pat's remarkable reputation as a
songwriter, musician and international ambassador for the Arts was unsurpassed
in Ireland, and his enthusiastic dedication to Downpatrick Folk Music Club as a
centre for artistic excellence was selfless and tireless.

The club and a lot of Pat's friends got
together with Lunasa and Jim Malcolm to celebrate the life of a man who touched
us all with his generosity of spirit and his love of music.

A bloody marvelous night of music and
craic was had and I have no doubt but that the spirit of Pat was very much alive
in the midst of the music.

Ian Clarke's ear in pensive mood!

This would appear to be the
ghost of a saxophone - weird or what???

That's all folks - some of the pictures didn't come
out very well and couldn't really be used on the site so I'm sorry if you are disappointed in not finding yourself here
but maybe I'll catch you next time!